C/1847 C1 (Hind)

For the other comet discovered by John Russell Hind, see C/1846 O1 (de Vico–Hind) .

C/1847 C1 (Hind)

Hind's Comet visible in broad daylight on 30 March 1847
Discovery [1]
Discovered by	John Russell Hind
Discovery site	London, England
Discovery date	6 February 1847
Designations
Alternative designations	1847 I [2]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch	9 April 1847 (JD 2395760.5)
Observation arc	77 days
Number of observations	160
Aphelion	~945 AU
Perihelion	0.043 AU
Semi-major axis	~475 AU
Eccentricity	0.99991
Orbital period	~10,300 years
Inclination	48.664°
Longitude of ascending node	23.824°
Argument of periapsis	254.36°
Mean anomaly	0.0009°
Last perihelion	30 March 1847
TJupiter	0.180
Physical characteristics [4]
Comet total magnitude (M1)	6.8
Apparent magnitude	4.3 (1847 apparition)

Hind's Comet, formally designated as C/1847 C1, is a non-periodic comet that became visible to the naked eye in March 1847. It is the second comet discovered by English astronomer, John Russell Hind.

References

1. G. Bishop; J. R. Hind (1847). "Observations of Hind's second comet (1847, Feb. 6)" (PDF). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 7 (13): 247–249. doi: 10.1093/mnras/7.13.247 .
2. "Comet Names and Designations". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
3. "C/1847 C1 (Hind) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 11 February 2025.
4. G. W. Kronk (2003). Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Vol. 2: 1800–1899. Cambridge University Press. pp. 171–174. ISBN   978-0-521-58505-7.

External links

• C/1847 C1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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